lela - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀da.

lela

1. to cry out, to shout

Borrowed from Bangi lela.

-lela (infinitive kolela)

1. to cry out, to shout
2. to cry, to weep

Compare Ma'anyan lelaʔ.

lela

1. tongue
2. blade

• lala

Onomatopoeic.

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kuyavia) IPA(key): [ˈlɛ.la]

lela

1. (Kuyavia) used to chase off geese

• Józef Bliziński (1860), “lela”, in Abecadłowy spis wyrazów języka ludowego w Kujawach i Galicyi Zachodniej (in Polish), Warszawa, page 625
• Oskar Kolberg (1867), “lela”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 272

lela

1. feminine singular of lelo

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lela

1. that over there, yonder; class 5 remote demonstrative.